Once again I’m vacillating between 2 photographs that are both appropriate for “Solitary”. Seeing I kept procrastinating, Mindy said I should use both as I am suffering from “paralysis by analysis”! No more hemming and hawing…
Like many people, I sigh and gasp at the sight of beautiful sunsets and the brilliant colors they paint across the heavens. The first photo was taken a block from our house after asking my husband to drive me around while I photographed the ever-so-lovely sunset. I spotted this denuded tree standing alone in the fields.
The second photo was taken at the Ringling Causeway in Sarasota, Florida while visiting Mindy…I know, I know, another sunset picture… There were several people who walked past this solitary grey heron perched at the top of a lamppost without noticing it.
And there you have it: two solitary living things, one in Panama, one in Florida, both against a blushing sky.
52 Weeks of Life Seen Through My Eyes 
November 16, 2014 at 8:14 pm
Very nice pictures, Ida. Like you, I never grow tired of seeing the beauty around us. Too many have lost the wonder of it all…..so caught up with the forest, they’ve forgotten to appreciate the trees!!
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November 16, 2014 at 8:51 pm
Thank you, Randy. One of my greatest joys is drinking in the beauty of the world around us, and participating in this photo challenge has made me even more aware then ever. 🙂
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November 16, 2014 at 9:26 pm
Beautiful captures, Ida, and I cannot agree more. The 52-Week Challenge has brought the beauty of the world to our attention.
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November 16, 2014 at 8:20 pm
Both are just fantastic shots, I really love the heron shot. 😊
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November 16, 2014 at 8:46 pm
Thanks, Carolyn…right place at the right time. 🙂
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November 16, 2014 at 8:25 pm
Wow – both are beautiful photos. I’m glad you shared both. And what a neat saying, “paralysis by analysis!”
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November 16, 2014 at 8:45 pm
I cannot take credit for that saying, Marie. That’s all Mindy! Thanks for the compliment.
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November 16, 2014 at 8:56 pm
Both are wonderful! And I feel very fortunate that I know the location of both those beautiful views. 🙂
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November 16, 2014 at 10:57 pm
And I am grateful that you do…it’s what has brought us together. 🙂
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November 16, 2014 at 9:30 pm
Great photos, wonderful for the theme!
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November 16, 2014 at 10:58 pm
Thanks, Vincent. So lucky to be exposed to such beauty!
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November 16, 2014 at 10:34 pm
We are blessed to live in a beautiful places! You have captured the colors of the sunsets perfectly!
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November 16, 2014 at 10:56 pm
Thank you!
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November 16, 2014 at 10:54 pm
Both photos are very beautiful, Ida! I will never tire of sunsets.
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November 16, 2014 at 10:56 pm
Then next time, you better not decline the offer to accompany us, Julie! 😉
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November 16, 2014 at 10:56 pm
I DO have most of my inside decorating done though!
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November 17, 2014 at 4:48 am
Lovely pictures as always, my friend! I was thinking about doing a skeleton tree too!
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November 17, 2014 at 10:13 am
With pressure to catch up, I searched my photo collection and found that one to fit the theme. Nothing like wading through hundreds of photos to see if you can find a match! 😀
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November 17, 2014 at 10:14 am
Oh yes, me too!
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November 17, 2014 at 10:45 am
I never get tired of seeing sunsets. Beautiful photos!
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November 17, 2014 at 5:15 pm
Neither do I and I love going back and seeing all the photos I have taken over the years.
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November 17, 2014 at 1:38 pm
Stunning. Fabulous colours.
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November 17, 2014 at 5:15 pm
Thank you, Jacqui. I feel so lucky to have seen such beauty.
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November 17, 2014 at 5:17 pm
I love them both! Tough decision to choose only one…glad you were vacillating!
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November 17, 2014 at 7:17 pm
Vacillating often puts me behind, making me have to catch up, Karen. lol
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December 7, 2014 at 9:29 am
colors are wonderful – and we never tire of another sunset.
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January 9, 2015 at 5:55 pm
My husband thinks I.m quite nutty when it comes to sunsets and to make it nuttier still, I have recently added sunrises to my collection! 🙂
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